Looking good!

I thought the shady water feature looked really good this morning. First shot is taken  from the new viewing spot.

The next shot is closer in. The Mexican Elder tree is on the right.

I know this loveliness is temporary. Wish it wasn't. Speaking of... if you look closer you can see this caterpillar species devouring all my hard-won vegetation as fast as it can. So frustrating!

There's been a Brown-crested Flycatcher hanging around for a couple of weeks. I finally got pictures of it this morning, though not satisfactory ones. It was preening.